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Acceleration is positive when you are speeding up. acceleration is negative when you are slowing down. Is a car going from 25 mph to 10 mph as it approaches a stop sign , positive or negative acceleration?
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Acceleration is positive when you are speeding up.

acceleration is negative when you are slowing down.

Is a car going from 25 mph to 10 mph as it approaches a stop sign , positive or negative acceleration?

a, positive
b, negative

help please​

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B Negative

Step-by-step explanation:

Its negative because when your going 25 mph your moving faster and when your coming up to the stop sign you will start to slow down going 10 mph then 0 mph when you reach the stop sign so it will be negative.

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